The Incumbent, the Marxist and the Heir: Sri Lanka’s Tight Race for ...
WEB1 day ago · The party that Mr. Dissanayake leads was once behind deadly Marxist insurrections against the Sri Lankan state. But over the past 10 years, he has tried to move the party more to the center ...
Officials begin counting votes after polls close in Sri Lanka’s ...
WEB21 hours ago · The election, contested by 38 candidates, is largely a three-way race among incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and opposition ...
Sri Lanka's 'social contract is in pieces'. How will they vote in the ...
WEB2 days ago · (ABC News: Som Patidar) "Today, I have no one," Ms Chandra said. "I am alone. He brought me food and drink and did everything, he did it all. ... Mr Dissanayake, whose Marxist party played a major ...
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake promises change as his ...
WEB2 days ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, addresses his supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of presidential election, on the outskirts of ...
Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic …
WEB1 day ago · Wickremesinghe, Premadasa, Dissanayake are frontrunners, opinion poll says More than 17 mln people eligible to vote in presidential election First election since Sri Lanka's 2022 economic meltdown ...
Sri Lanka votes in first election since protests ousted leader - BBC
WEB1 day ago · BBC News. Reporting fromColombo. Sri Lankans will elect a new president in the first election since mass protests sparked by the country's worst-ever economic crisis unseated the leader in 2022 ...
Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s …
WEB2 days ago · The 55-year-old Dissanayake played an active role in the protest movement and has been critical of a $2.9 billion bailout deal Wikremesinghe struck with the International Monetary Fund (IMF ...
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake a strong contender for president with his ...
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Dissanayake says despite his party’s long-held policy of nationalizing the country’s resources, they accept economic freedom and foreign trade. He plans to uphold the agreement with the IMF while his administration negotiates changes to ease the …
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake a strong contender for president with his ...
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of National People's Power alliance and its presidential candidate, says he's serving those who were part of public protests that ousted then-President Gotabaya...
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake promises change as his
WEB2 days ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist policies to help the poor and stirring speeches have made him a leading candidate in Sri Lanka's ...
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